Although I booked with the help of Cindy, and maintained communication with Cindy whenever necessary during the stay, we were blessed with an opportunity to meet and work with Cindy's mom. Cindy's family are awesome people from the short time I had with them. Although they are very professional about business - a good thing that you want in a host - they are so very down to earth, interesting, and kind - Cindy's family, those I had contact with. We were well accommodated.
The had an opportunity to stay in the Chic Studio but we also had an opportunity to stay in another room which had spotless internet connection which is the number one priority for me - that and that a place just has to click.
Food is aplenty within a hundred steps: 7-11, street food, restaurants. Udomsuk is good with food anywhere you go and it's a pretty lively residential area but also quiet. The rooms were quiet, the building is very old and has an odd ambiance that I enjoy but not for a long stay. I stayed for 3 or 4 nights total. The beds are not too soft and not too hard. The rooms are kept very clean.
If I could point out one area that could use improvement it is withe plumbing. Both bathrooms I stayed in were just wet all of the time so when I used the bathrooms it would have been better if I were in shorts than in longer pants. The building is a large building with some local residents living there. It has a good local feel to it. Also, the neighborhood seems safe.
Since it is an old building some of the steps outside are spaced differently so you have to watch you step entering and exiting the building or use the ramp next to the steps.
For me, it did not quite click to the point of never wanting to leave but it afforded me a clean place to work, use the internet, find food, use microwave, eat at a table, etc.
Cindy's family made this stay more personable. Even if it was for a brief time meeting or speaking with one of her family, I was reminded of my own family back when we were all together under one roof without so many miles between everyone.